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erin


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someone emailed me asking me to do this, but i don't know how much to list...plus i feel like i might be selling myself short if i do this anyhow.

thoughts?

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I only do the BIN when I just want to sell something fast and I see other similar items have BIN (so, I can pretty much figure out what it's going for).

I did it with my bebe kimono dress - there were a lot of BIN for $220. The dress sold for $140 - so i did a BIN for $165. I prob. could have made more if i just let it go for auction, but I really just wanted to get the money and I felt kind of bad for anyone paying that much - the quality just wasn't there and i was getting all my money back anyway.

How many days left in your auction?

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erin


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there is four days left.

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Kitty


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I'd probably just wait it out...

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If a buyer asks me about it, I usually ask how much they were willing to pay.  If I think it would go for more at auction, I'll say no, but if it's an offer I can't refuse, I'll say yes.


I recently sold a dress online and the starting price was $50, I paid $75.  I just wanted to get rid of it and by looking at other auctions, I'd be lucky to get $60, a buyer offered me $100 including shipping ($10) and I accepted, so for me it was a win-win situation.


 



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Cortney1982


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BargainQueen wrote:


If a buyer asks me about it, I usually ask how much they were willing to pay.  If I think it would go for more at auction, I'll say no, but if it's an offer I can't refuse, I'll say yes.



This is a good idea.



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Kitty


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Whatever ended up happening with this? Updates please!

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erin


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i did end up asking what she thought was a fair price, but added a bit to it for what i was hoping to get for it..and she bought it.

i mighta gotten more, but she was really into the jacket and i am so lame because i like selling to people who are really into the clothes. (plus she has a stylediary!)

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erin wrote:

i did end up asking what she thought was a fair price, but added a bit to it for what i was hoping to get for it..and she bought it.

i mighta gotten more, but she was really into the jacket and i am so lame because i like selling to people who are really into the clothes. (plus she has a stylediary!)


That's cool! Hopefully you'll get a chance to see her wearing it!

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